As Canadians, you would think we’d be used to winter by now.
But every year, as the colder months roll around, we fall into the same old trap; denial (maybe it won’t go below zero this year?), anger (why can’t we feel our goddamn faces?) and eventually a kind-of-acceptance (it’s fine, we just … [Read more...]

When Canada got hit with last week's most recent dump of snow, I think I heard a collective sigh of despair echo across the nation. It's felt long, this winter. I am done with mismatched mittens, soggy boots,and cabin-fevered children.
For the two-week spring break this year we have enrolled our … [Read more...]

November days don't have a lot going for them. They tend to be cool, damp and dark. Good if you're a wine cellar or a tropical cave, not good if you're one of the seemingly endless days that mark the calendar between Halloween and the festive season.
One bright spot that I can definitely mark on … [Read more...]

So this is gardening.
I say this with a snort *snorts* because our "garden" is about the size of a postage stamp, and we're not wicked green-thumbers around these parts. A few years back, we planted some cedars and lots of boxwood in the hopes of being able to maintain a reasonable looking … [Read more...]

So this is Christmas... shopping.
I've been mourning hibernating chilling for the last couple of weeks, but suddenly the holidays are here again, and there are a million and one things to do. And as the very wise Fernando from SNL once proclaimed, "Daaah-ling, it is much better to look good, than … [Read more...]

I found the perfect pair of boots this fall and have been wearing them everyday. They go well with skinny jeans or leggings tucked in, or with a nice dress or pencil skirt. Basically, they complement all my outfits and I fid myself wondering if it's wrong to love them this hard. If it is, I don't … [Read more...]

Sometime last week while I was kicking around downtown, I had all kinds of random thoughts, barely connected... you know, the way random thoughts tend to be.
Oh, I have to send an email to that friend who just moved to Seattle... and I owe a phone call to my other friend in Seattle... her birthday … [Read more...]

The holidays are for dressing up! I'm meeting one of my foxes for drinks ce soir, and as she is one who makes me feel like her ugly little brother whenever we get together, I feel need to step things up a notch. (Like last time.)
And can you believe I'm in ANOTHER DRESS??! It's amazing, I know. One … [Read more...]

So, it was my birthday yesterday, and in between getting cards, and calls, and lovenotes on Facebook and whatnot, I slipped out of the house for half the morning, and perused my precious Forever 21, and basically bought the store picked up a few things.
Like this cute little skirt, which has more of … [Read more...]